Oman’s human rights body handles 1,479 cases in 2025
Muscat: Oman Human Rights Commission (OHRC) said that it received and monitored 1,479 human rights cases during 2025, and managed to find solutions in accordance with national laws…
US not involved in Hormuz talks with Oman: Iran
Tehran: Iran’s foreign ministry on Monday said the United States was not involved in recent talks with the Sultanate of Oman over the administration of the strategic Strait of Horm…
India suspends a cop for firing an AK-47 at students
NEW DELHI: Indian authorities have suspended a policeman for firing rounds in the air from an assault rifle to disperse student protesters in an eastern state over the weekend, the…
How cricket could become the Olympics’ gateway to India
When cricket returns to the Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028, it will bring far more than bats, balls and wickets. Its inclusion reflects a strategic calculation by Olympic leader…
Iran Guards turn back six vessels in Hormuz
Tehran: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy stopped six vessels attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz through routes not approved by Iranian authorities, state television reporte…
Explosion, ‘suspected bomb’ in Manila before Marcos speech
Manila: A homemade bomb detonated near the entrance of the Philippine justice ministry early on Monday, officials said, hours before a suspected unexploded device was found near th…
Dollar pulls back as US-Iran attacks pause, oil drops
SINGAPORE: The dollar slumped against its major peers in Asian trading on Monday after the U.S. paused its bombing campaign in Iran during the weekend, prompting a drop in oil pr…
Trump seems trapped by the Iran War
President Donald Trump often celebrates his unpredictability, declaring that it keeps allies and adversaries alike off balance.By his telling, his willingness to bomb Iranian nucl…
Red Sea shipping slows after attack on Saudi Arabia
SINGAPORE: Ship traffic through Bab el-Mandeb fell on Sunday after Yemen’s Ansar Allah attacked Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea coast, while transit through the Strait of…
Al Jabal Al Akhdhar olive oil sales top RO 1m
AL JABAL AL AKHDHAR: The output of olive oil in the Wilayat of Al Jabal Al Akhdhar, Al Dakhiliyah Governorate, stood at 90,000 litres in 2025, to the tune of RO 1,035,000, accordin…